Study on Removal of Aluminum from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries by Alkali Recycling Leaching Process
Received:August 30, 2018   Revised:September 03, 2018   Accepted:September 04, 2018      Published Online:November 19, 2018
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2018.12.006
KeyWord:spent lithium-ion batteries; positive active material; aluminum; alkaline leaching
              
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Zhang Yong-lu 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司 冶金研究设计所
Yin Fei 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司 冶金研究设计所
Jie Xiao-wu 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司 冶金研究设计所
Ruan Shu-feng 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司 冶金研究设计所
Wang Zhen-wen 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司 冶金研究设计所
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Abstract:
      Process of cyclic alkali leaching and cooling crystallization of aluminum hydroxide was proposed to separate positive active material and aluminum foil current collectors from spent lithium-ion batteries. The results show that average aluminum content in alkali leaching residue is 0.78% with average aluminum extraction rate of 90.98% under the optimum conditions including leaching at 90 ℃ for 2 hours and crystallization at 40 ℃ for 40 hours with crystal seeds dosage of 1.5 times. The cooling crystallizing precipitation product is gibbsite containing 32.14% of Al, 0.15% of Li, 0.04% of Co, and 0.51% of Na respectively, which could be used as raw materials for aluminum recovery. Mother liquor after cooling crystallization contains about 22.08 g/L of Al, which can be returned to alkali leaching stage for recycling.
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